{"id":1154922,"date":"2022-07-21T10:29:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T10:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/21\/incompetence-led-mahama-to-imf-but-global-crisis-forced-akufo-addo-there-kamal-deen-politics\/"},"modified":"2022-07-21T10:29:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T10:29:02","slug":"incompetence-led-mahama-to-imf-but-global-crisis-forced-akufo-addo-there-kamal-deen-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/21\/incompetence-led-mahama-to-imf-but-global-crisis-forced-akufo-addo-there-kamal-deen-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Incompetence Led Mahama To IMF; But Global Crisis Forced Akufo-Addo There \u2013 Kamal Deen | Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Deputy Communications Director of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Abdul Kamal Deen has said that the factors that compelled President Akufo-Addo to seek\u00a0International Monetary Fund\u00a0(IMF) bailout are different from what occurred during former President John Mahama\u2019s regime.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, unlike President Akufo-Addo who is being pushed to go for IMF bailout because of global crises likes Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing Russia and Ukraine war, former President Mahama had to go for the bailout because of his sheer mismanageent of the economy.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Accra-based TV3 on Tuesday, July 19, he admitted that the Akufo-Addo administration previously stated that it was not going to seek support from the Fund but has been compelled by global economic forces to do so.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat got us to go to IMF after Senchi under Mahama? The factors that got us to go to IMF today, were they the same then? No,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that \u201cgross incompetence, to the extent that [John Mahama] himself said he had assumed the status of a dead goat. Dumso occurred because of their abysmal performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NPP communicator blamed John Mahama for destroying the great economy bequethed him by the late Prof Mills and subsequently running to IMF for help.<\/p>\n<p>Kamal Deen made these remarks as a rebuttal to Tamale Central Member of Parliament (MP), Murtala Mohammed accusation that the Akufo-Addo administration is seeking for IMF bailout because of gross mismanagement of the economy.<\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"peace_black_text_4\">Source: ghanaweb.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"clear:both\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"peace_red_text_1\">Disclaimer<\/span>: <span class=\"peace_ash_text_1\">Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. Peacefmonline.com accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of . 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